Daily Fashion Juice
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Tom Ford, Victoria Beckham, and Sarah Burton Nominated for 2011’s British Fashion Awards

When Victoria Beckham received a "Designer Brand of the Year" nomination for last year's British Fashion Awards, industry veterans got huffy that such a relative newcomer — and a celebrity designer at that — be put in the same category as titans like Burberry, Mulberry, and Pringle of Scotland. Mulberry won in the end, but Victoria Beckham is back in the nominee pool this year for the same category, this time competing against Stella McCartney, Tom Ford, and Burberry again.

Meanwhile, royal wedding hero Sarah Burton is an obvious front-runner for "Designer of the Year," and 19-year-old Hudson Jeans butt face Georgia Jagger will duke it out with seasoned pros Stella Tennant and Kristen McMenamy for the title of best model.

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Christopher Kane
Erdem
Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen
Last year's winner: Pheobe Philo for Céline

DESIGNER BRAND OF THE YEAR
Burberry
Stella McCartney
Tom Ford
Victoria Beckham
Last year's winner: Mulberry

MODEL OF THE YEAR
Georgia Jagger
Kristen McMenamy
Stella Tennant
Last year's winner: Lara Stone

ISABELLA BLOW AWARD FOR FASHION CREATOR
Guido Palau
Katie Grand
Sam Gainsbury
Last year's winner: Nicola Formichetti

MENSWEAR DESIGNER
Kim Jones for Louis Vuitton
Margaret Howell
Oliver Spencer
Last year's winner: E.Tautz

ACCESSORY DESIGNER
Charlotte Olympia
Emma Hill for Mulberry
Katie Hillier
Last year's winner: Nicholas Kirkwood

EMERGING TALENT AWARD: READY TO WEAR
J.W. Anderson
Mary Katrantzou
Peter Pilotto
LAST YEAR'S WINNER: Meadham Kirchhoff

EMERGING TALENT AWARD: ACCESSORIES
Jordan Askill
Nasir Mazhar
Tabitha Simmons
LAST YEAR'S WINNER: Husam El Odeh

EMERGING TALENT AWARD: MENSWEAR
Christopher Raeburn
James Long
J.W. Anderson
LAST YEAR'S WINNER: n/a